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Designed to accompany The Cultures of the West by Clifford R. Backman (OUP, 2012), the two-volume Sources for The Cultures of the West features approximately six written sources per chapter that highlight key themes in the study of Western civilization. Each of the 130 sources is accompanied by a headnote. Each volume begins with a special unit, "How to Read a Primary Source," that provides students with important advice on how to work with textual documents in studying the past. Sources for The Cultures of the West is FREE when bundled with The Cultures of the West. Please contact your OUP representative to request a package ISBN. Product details Format Paperback | 285 pages ...

Money Games is a riveting tale of one of the most successful buyout deals ever: the acquisition and turnaround of what used to be Korea's largest bank by the American firm Newbridge Capital. Full of intrigue and suspense, this insider's account is told by the chief architect of the deal itself, the celebrated author and private equity investor Weijian Shan. With billions of dollars at stake, and the nation's economic future on the line, Newbridge Capital sought to become the first foreign firm in history to take control of one of Korea's most beloved financial institutions. In a proud country still reeling from a humiliating International Monetary Fund bailout in the Asian Financial Crisis, Newbridge Capital had to muster every ounce of skill, determination, and patience to bring the deal to closing. Shan takes readers inside the battle to win control of the bank-a delicate, often exasperating process that meant balancing the goals of Newbridge with those of the gov...

Life has a way of provoking us with traffic jams and computer malfunctions, with emotionally distant partners and crying childrenand before we know it, were upset. We feel terrible, and then we end up saying and doing things that only make matters worse. But it doesnt have to be that way, says Pema Chdrn. It is possible to relate constructively to the inevitable shocks, losses, and frustrations of life so that we can find true happiness. The key, Pema explains, is not biting the hook of our habitual responses. In this recorded weekend retreat, Pema draws on Buddhist teachings from The Way of the Bodhisattva to reveal how we can: stay centered in the midst of difficulty improve stressful relationships step out of the downward spiral of self-hatred awaken compassion for ourselves and others Product details Dimensions ...

From New York Times bestselling author and economics columnist Robert Frank, a compelling book that explains why the rich underestimate the importance of luck in their success, why that hurts everyone, and what we can do about it How important is luck in economic success? No question more reliably divides conservatives from liberals. As conservatives correctly observe, people who amass great fortunes are almost always talented and hardworking. But liberals are also correct to note that countless others have those same qualities yet never earn much. In recent years, social scientists have discovered that chance plays a much larger role in important life outcomes than most people imagine. In Success and Luck, bestselling author and New York Times economics columnist Robert Frank explores the surprising implications of those findings to show why the rich underestimate the importance of luck in success--and why that hurts everyone, even the wealthy. Frank describes how, in a world increas...

Find Out How to Get a Date By Overcoming Insecurity and Getting Out of Your Own WayDo you ever worry that you're so shy, timid or introverted that you'll never get a date? Or worry that you don't even know where to get a date, because you feel out of place at loud clubs and bars? Ever feel like most tips on how to get a date don't apply to you because you're too shy to even start talking to girls? The book Stop Doubting, Start Dating helps guys get over all of these hurdles. Why You Should Check Out Stop Doubting, Start Dating This book will be a good fit for you if you: Feel like you need some romantic advice and guidance, but are too embarrassed to ask anyone in person or hire a "dating coach." Want to build more self-esteem and feel more confident about yourself-first as a man, then as a mate. Need help strengthening your social skills and learning how to be more cool, calm and collected around other people (especially attractive women). Want to bui...

Jennifer Weiner's talent shines like never before in this collection of short stories, following the tender, and often hilarious, progress of love and relationships over the course of a lifetime. From a teenager coming to terms with her father's disappearance to a widow accepting two young women into her home, Weiner's eleven stories explore those transformative moments in our every day. We meet Marlie Davidow, home alone with her new baby late one Friday night, when she wanders onto her ex's online wedding registry and wonders what if she had wound up with the guy not taken. We stumble on Bruce Guberman, liquored-up and ready for anything on the night of his best friend's bachelor party, until stealing his girlfriend's tiny rat terrier becomes more complicated than he'd planned. We find Jessica Norton listing her beloved New York City apartment in the hope of winning her broker's heart. And we follow an unlikely friendship between two very differ...

"Mein erstes Jahr" ist eine ansprechend gestaltete Album-Reihe, die alle Eltern und ihr Baby fröhlich durch das erste Jahr begleitet. Von der Geburt bis zum ersten Geburtstag laden die unterschiedlich illustrierten Seiten dazu ein, die ganz persönlichen Entwicklungen der kleinen Kölner und Münchner kreativ festzuhalten und mit Fotos zu dokumentieren. Von "Mein erstes Weihnachtsfest" über "Mein erster Zoo-Besuch" oder "Mein erster Brei" bis zu einer Größentabelle ist alles dabei - jeweils mit regionalem Bezug. Die witzigen Illustrationen mit Herz und die Möglichkeit zur eigenen Mitgestaltung machen das Album zu einem individuellen Erinnerungsstück. Product details Format Hardback | 80 pages ...

Systematisch Hören, Lesen, Sprechen, Schreiben und Mediation trainierenÜbungen und Testseiten mit Lösungen zu allen Units des SchülerbuchsZusammenfassung der wichtigsten Grammatikregeln und Lern-/Arbeitsmethoden ] Product details Format Mixed media product | 88 pages Dimensions 211 x 297 x 8mm | 370g Publication date 30 Ju...

Part scrapbook, part anthology of short stories, Blur: the making of nothing traces the creation, from conception to realization, of a media pavilion for the Swiss Expo.02 whose primary materials are steel and fog. The document exposes this process as a complex orchestration of theorists, engineers, meteorologists, contractors, competing fog manufacturers, and government officials within the context of turbulent politics and conflicting concepts of national identity. The book is organized chronologically as a collection of artifacts, including sketches, correspondence, construction drawings, and photographs; narratives can be discovered weaving through one another across the four-year period. The publication is not only the permanent manifestation of a temporary structure; it also documents schemes and ideas abandoned in the course of developing the pavilion. Product details ...

Antonin Scalia and American Constitutionalism is an in-depth study of Justice Antonin Scalia's jurisprudence, his work on the Supreme Court, and his significance in the history of American constitutionalism. After tracing Scalia's rise to Associate Justice and his subsequent emergence as a hero of the Republican Party and the political right, this book reviews and criticizes his general jurisprudential theory, arguing that he failed to produce either the objective method he claimed or the correct constitutional results he promised. Focusing on his judicial performance over his thirty years on the Court, it examines his decisions and opinions on virtually all of the constitutional issues he addressed from the fundamentals of structure (federalism, separation of powers, and the Article III judicial power) to specific interpretations of most major constitutional provisions involving governmental powers and the rights of individuals under the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Am...

"Du schließt die Augen und schaust in die Sonne, und durch deine Lider hindurch siehst du die Farbe deines Blutes - ein Karminrot. Dies ist die Farbe deiner leiblichen Existenz. Grün ist die Farbe der äußeren Vegetation. Gelb ist die Farbe der Sonne. Blau ist der Himmel über dir." Mit diesen Sätzen beginnt Gerd Koenen seine epische Geschichte des Kommunismus, die von der alten in die moderne Welt und bis heute reicht. In seiner meisterhaften Darstellung holt er den Kommunismus aus dem Reich der reinen "Ideen" auf den Boden der wirklichen menschlichen Geschichte zurück. Er macht auf neue Weise plausibel, warum Marxismus, Sozialismus und Kommunismus eine naheliegende Antwort auf die vom modernen Kapitalismus erzeugten Umwälzungen waren - aber ebenso, wie und weshalb der "Kommunismus" als politisches System in Russland wie in China und anderswo in Terror und Paranoia endete. Gerd Koenen schildert in seinem großen Buch die Geschichte des Kommunismus als untren...

The EU Citizenship Directive defines the right of free movement for citizens of the European Economic Area. It applies to EU citizens and their family members who move to another Member State. This might at first seem like a straightforward definition, but immediately questions arise. Who determines if a person is an EU citizen at all? What about dual citizens of two Member States, or of one Member State and a non-Member State (a 'third State')? What is the position of EU citizens who move to one Member State, and then return to their home Member State? This book provides a comprehensive commentary of the EU's Citizens' Directive tracing the evolution of the Directive's provisions, placing each article in its historical and legislative context. Special emphasis is placed on highlighting the connections and interactions between the Directive's constituent provisions so as to permit a global appreciation of the system of free movement rights to which the Dir...

General Editor: Sue Palmer Fiction Editor and Language Consultant: Wendy Body The Longman Book Project for ages 4-11: *Inspires children with an unparalleled variety of fiction by significant children's authors and illustrators such as Anne Fine, Beverley Naidoo, Michael Rosen, Jacqueline Wilson and Geraldine McCaughrean. *Offers at-a-glance NLS teaching support in a literacy grid at the back of every book highlighting text, sentence and word level work for easy access by teachers, teaching assistants and parents. *Specific materials for progress monitoring and assessment for teachers and children in the Teacher's Books including reading and writing assessment task copymasters, test passages and reading records. *Provides gradual, age-appropriate progression and supportive clusters of shared, guided and independent reading books based around common themes for Key Stage 1/P1-3. *Presents a wide range of different titles to stimulate all readers at Key Stage 2/P4-7. *Covers a hu...

The pleasure of your company is requested at Warbury Park. Four lovely ladies will arrive...but only one can become a duchess. James, the scandalously uncivilized Duke of Harland, requires a bride with a spotless reputation for a strictly business arrangement. Lust is prohibited and love is out of the question. Four ladies. Three days. What could go wrong? She is not like the others...Charlene Beckett, the unacknowledged daughter of an earl and a courtesan, has just been offered a life-altering fortune to pose as her half-sister, Lady Dorothea, and win the duke's proposal. All she must do is: * Be the perfect English rose [Ha!] * Breathe, smile, and curtsy in impossibly tight gowns [blast Lady Dorothea's sylph-like figure] * Charm and seduce a wild duke [without appearing to try] * Keep said duke far, far from her heart [no matter how tempting] When secrets are revealed and passion overwhelms, James must decide if the last lady he should want is really everything he needs. And...

Mitten in den südlichen Vogesen entspringt die Mosel und bahnt sich ihren Weg Richtung Norden. Nach dem Verlassen des Mittelgebirges wird das Landschaftsbild deutlich flacher und unzählige Weiher liegen in unmittelbarer Nähe des Flusses. Ab Épinal begleitet der alte Canal des Vosges die Mosel, an dessen Ufer Sie alte Hausboote und romantische Schleusenhäuschen finden. Entlang des Kanals führt Sie ein Ausflug über die europäische Wasserscheide in das dünn besiedelte Sandsteinplateau Vôge. Weiter nördlich warten die beeindruckenden Städte Nancy und Metz darauf, erkundet zu werden, ehe Ihre Radtour am Dreiländereck Frankreich, Deutschland und Luxemburg endet. Product details Format Spiral bound | 140 pages ...

Christianity Today "Beautiful Orthodoxy" Book of the Year in 2016. Keep Christianity Strange. As the culture changes all around us, it is no longer possible to pretend that we are a Moral Majority. That may be bad news for America, but it can be good news for the church. What's needed now, in shifting times, is neither a doubling-down on the status quo nor a pullback into isolation. Instead, we need a church that speaks to social and political issues with a bigger vision in mind: that of the gospel of Jesus Christ. As Christianity seems increasingly strange, and even subversive, to our culture, we have the opportunity to reclaim the freakishness of the gospel, which is what gives it its power in the first place. We seek the kingdom of God, before everything else. We connect that kingdom agenda to the culture around us, both by speaking it to the world and by showing it in our churches. As we do so, we remember our mission to oppose demons, not to demonize opponents. As we...

Wie die Würze, so der Braten, weiß der Volksmund. Und außerdem sind Gewürze gesund, z.B. weil sie die Verdauung fördern, den Kreislauf beleben oder einfach für ein körperliches Wohlgefühl sorgen. Der Autor führt den Leser in die faszinierende Welt der Gewürze. Vom stinkenden Asant über teuflisch scharfe Chillies und kostbaren Safran bis zum duftenden Zimt beschreibt er 300 Pflanzen und die daraus gewonnenen Gewürze aus naturwissenschaftlicher Sicht. 84 Gewürzdrogen stellt er ausführlich vor und nimmt u.a. deren Anbau, Gewinnung, Inhaltsstoffe, Eigenschaften, Wikungen und Verwendung in Küche und Medizin ins Visier. Die Leser lassen sich von der Vielfalt der Gewürze und ihren Anwendungen begeistern - mit dem umfassendsten Werk, das bisher in deutscher Sprache darüber geschrieben wurde. Product details Format Hard...